Growth Strategies

GoWest Foundation provides a $45,000 grant to get the new initiative rolling.

The NCUA approves 35 mergers in Q2, down from the 41 consolidations approved by the federal agency in the first quarter.

As mergers eat away at the number of CUs, the larger ones should look to travel benefits and rewards to gain member loyalty.

MUNA FCU, Pinnacle CU and RVA Financial propose the combination in order to remain competitive.

Credit union officials say approval from the NCUA allowed for membership expansions in the two largest cities in the state.

As the Florida CU opens its first branch in Georgia, its second-quarter results show nary a blemish from this spring's website failures.